Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jarrett Bay Boatworks, 530 Sensation Weigh, BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA 28516
on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a boat, working on its bow, when he fell. He landed on the concrete ground about 12 feet below and suffered broken bones in an arm.
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